mannequin

English

/ˈmænəˌkɪn/

noun
Definitions
  • A dummy, or life-size model of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes
  • A jointed model of the human body used by artists, especially to demonstrate the arrangement of drapery
  • An anatomical model of the human body for use in teaching of e.g. CPR
  • A person who models clothes

Etymology

Borrowed from French mannequin derived from Dutch, Flemish manneken (man-kin, kin, little man), man (man) suffix from English man (person, male person, adult male, human male, short for m, human).

Origin

English

man

Gloss

person, male person, adult male, human male, short for m, human

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Kinship

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人

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